St Philip Basilica High School - Phian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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BOXING Among the fast growing sports in St. Philips is that concerning the manly art of self-defense. The coach in charge of this art is Tom O,Brien, assistant football coach, who is well qualified by his ring experience. Tom has produced a very good group of leather-pushers according to recent displays against Loyola, Lib- ertyville, and Catholic Order of Foresters. The Loyola meet proved to be the most exciting with the Gaels taking seven of the ten bouts. The seven winners were Ralph Delby, Frank Walsh, Dan 0,Brien, Joe McGibbon, ,lake Loftus, Ken Cherwin, and Hank Vera. The losers by deci- sions were Jim Drain, Jim Kindlin, and Jim Dugan.. The team proved itself very capable and aggressive in defeating last years, state champs. The team suffered its only defeat of the year at the hands of Libertyville by a 7-3 count. This was their first match of the year therefore they were a little rusty. In three previous years St. Philip under Tom Kennealy, also an experienced heavy weight, had lost only two lights against such schools as Loyola, Morton, State Champs, Catholic Order of Foresters. The team has also produced several C.Y.O. champs. This year we are sure the new coach and his boys will equal if not surpass this record. Seated: Brother Walsh, Moderator: Ken Sherwin, Vic Leonard, Jinx Drain, Hank Vera, Captain: Ralph Delby, Joe McGibbon, Jerry Fallon, Danny O'Brieng Standing: Leo Kerston, Dick Whalen, ,lim Dugan, Bob Stackable, Tony Gambino, ,lim Kendelin, Francis Walsh, ,lack Loftus, Mr. Thomas O'Brien, Coach. BOWLING This year a bowling league was formed at St. Philip. Roland Rheaume provided the initiative, and the immediate popularity of the sport did the rest. The officers of the league were Bernard Bicek, President, Roy Herlihy, Vice-President, Roland Rheaume, Secretary, LeRoy Slaski, Treasurer. Eight teams were entered in the league. Games were played on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The leading team was team 3, composed of Dave O'Shaug- nessy, Raymond Doherty, Frank Dumbrowski, Roland Rheaume and Casey Koscal. This team won 17 and lost 4. ln second place was team 2 with 15 victories against 6 defeats. Included on this team were Dick Wheeler, Roy Herlihey, J ack Byrne, Thomas Moore and William Rusteineyer. The highest score for a single game has been rolled by George Popp, who scored 213. He also held the record for a series of three games, with 54-4-. The highest score for a team was made by team 3 of which Casey Koscal was captain. They scored 762. Team 8 with 737 was next highest. Bernard Bicek had the best average for the 21 games bowled with a 160 average. Bill Shay provided an added incentive for the bowlers by promising awards for individual and team leaders which were handed out at Mass on Wednesday. the seventh of May. 84

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SVVMAMI G 'lihis it-aris swinnning tc-ani has surpassecl all expectations of its roavh llvrn Kennvtly. last yvaris stellar haslu-thall center. 'lihe In-ani is voinposetl of many new menihers antl only one xetvran. their vaptain. lfarl Grey. 'lille tvaln was very su1't'essful against I'it'IltNll'k. l,oyola At'Zlflf Illf. antl St. Leo. iliheir main intt-rest of the xear was the Catholic' lA'iIQ'tIt' Meet sponsoretl hy Fen- wirk. Uni' teani plaec-tl fourth against all o.th4'rs in the vity. llc-rn promises that the group will make a wry faxorahle showing: next season clue to the return of the entire lt'ttlIt. TENN S lvnnis. a newly organim-tl sport here at St. l'hilipis is rapiclly growing in popular- ity. 'lille tri-slnnen. sophomore anil junior elassvs han' put new lvloocl into the group whirh 1-onsists of a li-w senior xr-terans. 'l'Iw tennis learn stages its tournanivnt at tlarlivhl l'arl4 anrl the winners antl runners- up in vavli ilixision. hoth singles ancl rlonhla-s. i'w'i-iw awarils antl the-5 rolnlwtt- against other tlatholiv lligh Svhools lor the City 1-hainpionship. The rlouhles roun- pi-tition has prow-il to he inut-h more ron- testerl than the singles in the past two years ancl will prohahly follow that Same tri-nil again this year. GOLF :Xltliougll goll has not attalnm-tl nialor sport thi- spring tourna- nn-nt attravts :nam frolfc Is l-loltl all wars. 'l'ht- tournanir-nt is a major part of tht- sprinf-' ath- lvtn- llI'tig1l'Zlltt anrl it IS helcl t'2lt'll war at tlw Midwest tfountrx t.luo in lhnsrlale. last war the l L Y thi- larulty. lfarh year the tour- nament hm-c'oines more interest- ing with tht- aclxent of new talent antl new faves. The keen- est volnpvtition has pre-xailefl for the last two years and this year will be no exception. 6'

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